New Altstadt Church

The old-urban church was a church building in the former capital of East Prussia in Königsberg, the Altstadt (now Kaliningrad in North-West Russia). The church was built in 1838-1845 was not rebuilt after its destruction in World War II.

History

Originally located on the Kaiser- Wilhelm-Platz medieval old-urban church was canceled due to disrepair 1826-28. The foundation stone was laid in 1838 north-west of the castle on the Kreytzenschen place. On October 15, 1845, built in the style of Brick Gothic church was consecrated. Since then, it dominated the Junkersstraße in Königsberg. The original underlying Schinkel's plan had to be changed but for cost reasons: It reduced the building to the extent, however, without reducing the number of columns, thereby disturbing impacts. A portion of the inventory ( altar, pulpit and organ) of the old church was transferred to the new one.

The three bells from the years 1469, 1622 and 1711 were the oldest church bells in the country.

1895, the church received a new organ.

The old-urban church suffered on during air raids and the Battle of Königsberg significant damage. The ruins were demolished in the postwar period. It still preserves some of the columns that were installed in the entrance of the Baltika Stadium.

Attractions

• The epitaph of the pastor Dr. Bernhard Derschau, bronze casting in cartilage style
• Deer chandelier with double Madonna in 1500

Noteworthy

• Confessionals of Isaac Riga (1944 burned).
• The 13 meter high altar, with a carved crucifixion with John, the two Marys and the thieves, in 1606 by an unknown master. In 1943, he had been moved into a barn with Arnau and has been missing ever since.